Movies/Books: Looper, Pitch Perfect, White Girl Problems

Holy tits, this movie was good. The plot wasn’t predictable
and went places we wouldn’t have thought from the trailer. The beginning made us
think the movie was going into cliché-ville, but then it went elsewhere. Joseph
Gordon-Levitt is becoming an actor we trust because he makes good decisions when
picking movies. He’s also good at his job. His Bruce Willis impression was right
on. We liked that the movie shunned true love as the ultimate salvation for everyone.
People in love can do some horrible things if they put their feelings above their
honor and compassion.

This movie valued selflessness above romantic connection.
It’s a nice change of pace from the usual go-to way to give a character or movie
meaning (i.e. romance). Anyway, this movie was well-plotted, intense, thrilling,
original, exciting, well-written, action-packed, well-acted, smart, and well-paced.
It’s not for the squeamish. There’s some nudity, prostitution, language, disfigurement
(in an awesomely dark, disturbing scene), and tense situations. There’s also a really
adorable kid, so that’s nice. We’d see it again. If you like science fiction and
action, go for it.

Movie grade: A+

Pitch Perfect

If you enjoyed the trailer, you’ll like this movie. If you
haven’t seen the trailer, go see this movie if you like comedies that reflect a
modern, college sense of humor and if you like a cappella. Anna Kendrick and Skylar
Astin are cute together in this movie, and they do a good job. They have nice singing
voices. Rebel Wilson plays a funny, weird fat girl (Fat Amy) who is like a younger
version of Melissa McCarthy’s character in Bridesmaids, only less redneck and more
confident slut. As much as we roll our eyes at the media’s portrayal of larger white
women, we laughed at Rebel. She does what she does well. The whole cast was solid.
There are about two good musical numbers, but the others aren’t bad and usually
draw laughs. The choreography could have been better. The movie’s biggest strength
was its love story. The main male love interest is pretty perfect, in personality,
talent, and looks. The whole movie is pretty fun and has more than a few good laughs.

Movie grade: B+

Books

White Girl Problems by Babe Walker

This book is completely shallow with no likeable characters
and not a whole lot of plot. But it’s one of the most hilarious books around. White
Girl Problems is about a 25-year-old, spoiled, rich, L.A. girl with narcissistic
personality disorder and a shopping addiction/obsession with being chic. If you’ve
ever wanted to make fun of Paris Hilton, aspiring actresses, girls who only consume
celery and alcohol, and girls who go crazy when they fall in love, you’ll like laughing
at Babe. Her insults and delusions are cackle-worthy. Some of Babe’s lines are insanely
clever. You’ll want to read some of her “problems” out loud to your friends. This
isn’t a clean book. Babe curses like a sailor and sleeps around like a frat guy.
Read three chapters (chapters are short) at the bookstore or library and then decide
if this is your sense of humor. We enjoyed it and kind of wish we had written it.

About the bloggers

Ern is a lawyer. Ern's all-time favorite shows are LOST and Breaking Bad. Other favorites include Homeland and South Park. She also enjoys opera, water skiing, arguing, and movies. Ern responds to most of the comments, because they go directly to her phone. Ern also starts most of the posts and leaves them half done, as drafts, for Leeard to finish. As far as international visitors go, Ern is excited to see visitors from Germany, the UK, and Israel.

Leeard is a technology consultant and a nice Italian Catholic girl. Leeard's all-time favorite show is Gilmore Girls, but her favorite shows on right now are Game of Thrones, Pretty Little Liars, and The Vampire Diaries. Leeard can do your taxes, loves sports, and has an insane amount of pop culture knowledge. Leeard is excited to see visitors from Russia and Poland because she speaks conversational Russian and Polish (and Spanish).

We started this blog because of our insane addictions to TV. We thought that, while we were "wasting our lives," we would at least get writing and thinking practice out of it.